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Working with Description Keys | 53
Working with Description Keys
You can use description keys to associate symbols with points and to control
point and symbol layers. Use the Description Key Manager, shown in the
following illustration, to define new description keys and create new descrip-
tion key files.
By using description keys, you can
■ Insert symbols to visually distinguish the different types of points in the
drawing.
■ Specify layers on which to insert the points and the symbols.
■ Scale and rotate symbols that are inserted with the points.
■ Replace a “raw” (original) point description with a full description.
4 Select the points for the point group by using the Raw
Desc Matching tab, the Include tab, and the Exclude tab.
Click Apply to update the Point List box at the top of the
dialog box. All the points in the Point List box are
included in the point group when you click OK.
5 Define overrides for the point groups by using the
Overrides tab.
Point Group Overrides
6 Click the Summary tab to view a summary of the
properties you defined for the point group.
7 Click OK to create the point group and return to the Point
Group Manager.
To create point groups (continued)
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